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Written by: Lola Bamberger, Conservation Coach

Walnut Creek Saves is such a new program to our community that most residents don’t know or fully understand what it entails and what services we can provide. Since our program is extremely resident focus

Do you have an exceedingly high water and/or electric bill? If so, Walnut Creek Saves is the program for you! Walnut Creek Saves works to help the residents of Walnut Creek become more efficient. Local Walnut Creek high school students are the main w

Walnut Creek Saves has a new team of high school students that are ready to help you use less and save more! Recently, ten juniors and seniors from Northgate and Las Lomas High Schools completed three days of energy and water efficiency training to b

The City of Walnut Creek is proud to introduce Walnut Creek Saves, a new community program designed to save residents energy and water and lower monthly bills. Walnut Creek Saves is offered as a part of the City’s efforts to address climate change an

Bike East Bay is looking for a talented individual to join our team. If you love working with a diverse and engaged group of volunteers, this is your chance to train and organize grassroots bike advocacy leaders in communities across the East Bay.

Bik

Sustainable Contra Costa Volunteer Position

Position Title:  Business Outreach Specialist

Objective:  The Business Outreach Specialist serves as the first point of contact to businesses for the East Bay Energy Watch (EBEW) Program. Through their part

We have an opportunity to work for a non-profit implementing a district wide recycling program in Martinez Unified Schools.  We are looking for a person interested in working with elementary school children and at-risk high school students to run a R

It's Small Business Saturday! Support your community by shopping local today.
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My Quick Permie Chat with Geoff Lawton, Permaculture Educator and Businessman by Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com Magazine

Geoff is Managing Director of The Permaculture Research Institute, Permaculture Sustainability Consulting, and GeoffLawton.com

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Transition Palo Alto’s Spring Share Faire is March 15 at Lucie Stern Community Center, Fireside Room and Patio, Palo Alto, CA. Sunday, March 15, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Included here: Interview with Skill Share presenter Nick Turner of deep nature garde

Spring is quickly approaching, and two things seem to be on our minds at this time of the year: getting out into our gardens and spring cleaning. Whether you’re thinking about starting a garden this year for the first time or you’re a seasoned vetera

Have you heard about microbeads?  They are tiny beads made of plastic that can be found in some face washes and even some toothpastes. Unfortunately, microbeads are small enough that they can pass through water treatment plants and end up in our wate

“Liana’s Sacred Hands” - New Myth #67 by Willi Paul, CommunityAlchemy.com

A liana is any of various long-stemmed, woody vines that are rooted in the soil at ground level and use trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the can

Event Transcription Excerpt and Database - Davis Mythic Roundtable by Bay Area Mythologist and Entrepreneur Willi Paul @ Davis Arts Center, 2/19/15.

Paul read one his 66 ”New Myths” and engineered a live “Myth Lab” exercise that will helped to generat

Exploring the Western vs. Indigenous Intersection in Costa Rican Mythology. Conversation with Douglas Williamson, Earth Charter International and Willi Paul, Mythologist. Presented byNewMythologist.com

Legend of the Irazú Volcano (Costa Rica)

Near the

Did you know that the poor and people of color are more likely to live in the most polluted neighborhoods? Poor communities are routinely targeted to host toxic and hazardous facilities and industries that are dangerous to public health and the envir